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Tara Havenga Spiess, CAE

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Director of Executive Communication at Feeding America
📍 Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Tara Havenga Spiess is the Director of Executive Communication at Feeding America, specializing in creating authentic and memorable messaging. An expert in people-first communication and storytelling, she holds a Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation and a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University Bloomington.

She is driven by a passion for putting people at the center of every story and strategy, fostering trust and building dynamic teams. Tara finds an "abnormal amount of joy" in purposeful experimentation and data analysis to achieve bold, mission-oriented goals.

Unique fact: Tara is a Certified Association Executive (CAE), a premier credential in the nonprofit association industry.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Director of Executive Communication
Job Level
Senior
Location
Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
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Executive Storytelling
Her professional focus is on crafting authentic and memorable narratives for leadership, which she describes as "Effective Storytelling".
Food Insecurity
As a leader at Feeding America, she actively promotes awareness and compassion for the tens of millions of people facing food insecurity.
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Career

Work history

11-2022
Director of Executive Communication
Feeding America
12-2017 - 5-2021
Chief Communications Officer (CCO)
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
7-2009 - 12-2017
Director of Publishing, Marketing and Communications
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
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Education
8-2002 - 6-2006
Bachelor of Science - BS
Indiana University Bloomington
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